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| Ron Bean |
Hey, haven't been around here in awhile. Nice to see the same names are
still making this group a bit of a home.
I have a serious problem. I lost my job in February and was able to spend a
lot of time home with the fuzzies doing the quality time thing. I've since
found a new job.
Here's where the problem is. Being a new hire for the company, I have a lot
of training to attend and will be spending a great deal of time away from
home and eventually, read soon, a move to another state.
The job itself requires a good amount of traveling and therefore nobody to
be at home for the fur kids. So with a great deal of pain, I must let them
go. I have 8 and would love for them all to be together since they've been
a family for the past three years and all get along famously. I sent an
email to the local shelter and have had no response to my plea. I would
really hate to have to take them to the humane society for their ultimate
fate. So I'm asking here if anybody is willing to take in a new crew. Or
if anyone has any ideas as to what to do. I'm in St. Louis, MO btw.
In sadness,
Beaner & the 32 Paws
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God, Ron, I'm sooo sorry to hear that. Chances are very very slim you will
ever find someone who will take eight ferrets in. Maybe you could pair them
up so they can be with somone in the group they get along with and find four
'easier to find' homes? Just an idea. I'm so sorry.
jumpingmouse, kylie & gilbert
"Ron Bean" <rwbean@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2k8vccF1916ehU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hey, haven't been around here in awhile. Nice to see the same names are
> still making this group a bit of a home.
>
> I have a serious problem. I lost my job in February and was able to spend
a
> lot of time home with the fuzzies doing the quality time thing. I've
since
> found a new job.
>
> Here's where the problem is. Being a new hire for the company, I have a
lot
> of training to attend and will be spending a great deal of time away from
> home and eventually, read soon, a move to another state.
>
> The job itself requires a good amount of traveling and therefore nobody to
> be at home for the fur kids. So with a great deal of pain, I must let
them
> go. I have 8 and would love for them all to be together since they've
been
> a family for the past three years and all get along famously. I sent an
> email to the local shelter and have had no response to my plea. I would
> really hate to have to take them to the humane society for their ultimate
> fate. So I'm asking here if anybody is willing to take in a new crew. Or
> if anyone has any ideas as to what to do. I'm in St. Louis, MO btw.
>
> In sadness,
>
> Beaner & the 32 Paws
>
>
>
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| Jason and Holly Harper |
I'm sorry to hear that, Ron. :( Are you absolutely sure you can't make it
work?
I agree with Jacquie, you're going to have a hard time finding someone to
take in all 8. Shelters are struggling at this time of the year (well, what
time of the year aren't they struggling?) because so many people find that
they suddenly don't have the time for their ferrets anymore. :( I think
your best bet would be to split them into pairs or even threes or fours to
make it easier to find homes for them. I really feel that I'm at my limit
now with three or I'd try to take in one or two.
I wish you the best of luck with finding your fuzzies homes and with your
new job. Please keep us posted on the situation.
Holly
"Ron Bean" <rwbean@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2k8vccF1916ehU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hey, haven't been around here in awhile. Nice to see the same names are
> still making this group a bit of a home.
>
> I have a serious problem. I lost my job in February and was able to spend
a
> lot of time home with the fuzzies doing the quality time thing. I've
since
> found a new job.
>
> Here's where the problem is. Being a new hire for the company, I have a
lot
> of training to attend and will be spending a great deal of time away from
> home and eventually, read soon, a move to another state.
>
> The job itself requires a good amount of traveling and therefore nobody to
> be at home for the fur kids. So with a great deal of pain, I must let
them
> go. I have 8 and would love for them all to be together since they've
been
> a family for the past three years and all get along famously. I sent an
> email to the local shelter and have had no response to my plea. I would
> really hate to have to take them to the humane society for their ultimate
> fate. So I'm asking here if anybody is willing to take in a new crew. Or
> if anyone has any ideas as to what to do. I'm in St. Louis, MO btw.
>
> In sadness,
>
> Beaner & the 32 Paws
>
>
>
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| Ron Bean |
"Jason and Holly Harper" <jhharper@tm.net> wrote in message
news:M00Ec.288$e16.161931@monger.newsread.com...
> I'm sorry to hear that, Ron. :( Are you absolutely sure you can't make
it
> work?
>
> I agree with Jacquie, you're going to have a hard time finding someone to
> take in all 8. Shelters are struggling at this time of the year (well,
what
> time of the year aren't they struggling?) because so many people find that
> they suddenly don't have the time for their ferrets anymore. :( I think
> your best bet would be to split them into pairs or even threes or fours to
> make it easier to find homes for them. I really feel that I'm at my limit
> now with three or I'd try to take in one or two.
>
> I wish you the best of luck with finding your fuzzies homes and with your
> new job. Please keep us posted on the situation.
>
Thanks for the well wishes all,
Alas, this is a last resort. I don't know a soul where I'm moving too so I
wont be able to find someone to take care of them while I'm gone from home.
Plus I don't know if there is a ferret vet where I'll be going. It's a lot
smaller town than where I'm at now.
I've thought about pairs, I got them all except for two as pairs and if it
happens, they'll go the way I got them. I'd rather get them to a shelter as
they'll be well taken care of. But at the same time I feel bad about
leaving so many with them at once. It appears the local shelter is filling
up with unwanted fuzzies. Poor kids, it really tears me up to have to do
it. They've really been superb pets and companions.
Beaner & the 32 paws
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| Jason and Holly Harper |
Well, if you must turn them into the shelter, perhaps you could give a
generous donation to help with their care?
Once again good luck.
Holly
"Ron Bean" <rwbean@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2kc33tFha7aU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> Thanks for the well wishes all,
>
> Alas, this is a last resort. I don't know a soul where I'm moving too so
I
> wont be able to find someone to take care of them while I'm gone from
home.
> Plus I don't know if there is a ferret vet where I'll be going. It's a
lot
> smaller town than where I'm at now.
>
> I've thought about pairs, I got them all except for two as pairs and if it
> happens, they'll go the way I got them. I'd rather get them to a shelter
as
> they'll be well taken care of. But at the same time I feel bad about
> leaving so many with them at once. It appears the local shelter is
filling
> up with unwanted fuzzies. Poor kids, it really tears me up to have to do
> it. They've really been superb pets and companions.
>
> Beaner & the 32 paws
>
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Maybe you need to research shelters a bit more before you decide you'd
'rather' they go there. Shelter operators have about all they can handle to
make sure every ferret in there has food, water and a clean cage. Shelter
ferrets notoriously don't get much human interraction; they are one of many
and it's very common (from what I understand) that ferrets in a shelter be
do starved for human attention that they just lie there and stare for the
most part until someone opens the cage door, then they go crazy and all try
to get out at once because they are so anxious to get out of there and have
hope that MAYBE someone will give them a home again. Shelters are a SAD SAD
place to be. Yes, there is a chance that possibly they will get adopted
out, but the younger ones will go first, no doubt.......chances are just
about as good that they will spend the rest of their lives sitting in cages
wondering what they did wrong that they are being punished like this and
where did their daddy go. Many ferrets die after being dropped off at
shelters because they get depressed at all the changes in their lives. No,
living in a shelter, even the best of shelters, is no picnic and I would
euthanize my ferrets before I'd put them in a shelter, but that's just me I
guess. I would never want my babies wondering what they did wrong and
sitting day after day after day waiting for me to come back and get them;
thinking every time the door opened "maybe that's mommy coming for me".
They don't understand what is going on, so they just get very very sad and
many of them just fade away and die.
jumpingmouse, kylie & gilbert
"Ron Bean" <rwbean@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2kc33tFha7aU1@uni-berlin.de...
> "Jason and Holly Harper" <jhharper@tm.net> wrote in message
> news:M00Ec.288$e16.161931@monger.newsread.com...
> > I'm sorry to hear that, Ron. :( Are you absolutely sure you can't make
> it
> > work?
> >
> > I agree with Jacquie, you're going to have a hard time finding someone
to
> > take in all 8. Shelters are struggling at this time of the year (well,
> what
> > time of the year aren't they struggling?) because so many people find
that
> > they suddenly don't have the time for their ferrets anymore. :( I
think
> > your best bet would be to split them into pairs or even threes or fours
to
> > make it easier to find homes for them. I really feel that I'm at my
limit
> > now with three or I'd try to take in one or two.
> >
> > I wish you the best of luck with finding your fuzzies homes and with
your
> > new job. Please keep us posted on the situation.
> >
>
> Thanks for the well wishes all,
>
> Alas, this is a last resort. I don't know a soul where I'm moving too so
I
> wont be able to find someone to take care of them while I'm gone from
home.
> Plus I don't know if there is a ferret vet where I'll be going. It's a
lot
> smaller town than where I'm at now.
>
> I've thought about pairs, I got them all except for two as pairs and if it
> happens, they'll go the way I got them. I'd rather get them to a shelter
as
> they'll be well taken care of. But at the same time I feel bad about
> leaving so many with them at once. It appears the local shelter is
filling
> up with unwanted fuzzies. Poor kids, it really tears me up to have to do
> it. They've really been superb pets and companions.
>
> Beaner & the 32 paws
>
>
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| Tommy |
I know of the perfect shelter... it's very low on ferrets at the moment, the
gal that runs it would certainly try to keep them together as a family...
the only downfall is she is Spokane Washington... maybe we could arrange a
transport? I know that the group Ferrets Across America would help out....
e-mail me if you want more details... we would take them as a family. but we
have 6 now....the lowest we've been for some time... somehow we do need to
keep them together. We took a family of six from the humane society... after
last night we have 2 of those 6 left, Beth crossed the bridge in her sleep,
her estimated age was 8 yrs old.... they were definitely a family, and
watching them lose their family one by one over the couple of years we had
them was hard. you could see that they did in fact miss their family.. I do
however feel good that we could keep them together as a family! I hope
somehow that your family can stay together as well.
--
Thomas P. Steggell II
www.waywardferrets.com
Help us help a fuzzy!
Order your candle today!
<jumpingmouse02@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:6x6Ec.17306$w07.4036@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Maybe you need to research shelters a bit more before you decide you'd
> 'rather' they go there. Shelter operators have about all they can handle
to
> make sure every ferret in there has food, water and a clean cage. Shelter
> ferrets notoriously don't get much human interraction; they are one of
many
> and it's very common (from what I understand) that ferrets in a shelter be
> do starved for human attention that they just lie there and stare for the
> most part until someone opens the cage door, then they go crazy and all
try
> to get out at once because they are so anxious to get out of there and
have
> hope that MAYBE someone will give them a home again. Shelters are a SAD
SAD
> place to be. Yes, there is a chance that possibly they will get adopted
> out, but the younger ones will go first, no doubt.......chances are just
> about as good that they will spend the rest of their lives sitting in
cages
> wondering what they did wrong that they are being punished like this and
> where did their daddy go. Many ferrets die after being dropped off at
> shelters because they get depressed at all the changes in their lives.
No,
> living in a shelter, even the best of shelters, is no picnic and I would
> euthanize my ferrets before I'd put them in a shelter, but that's just me
I
> guess. I would never want my babies wondering what they did wrong and
> sitting day after day after day waiting for me to come back and get them;
> thinking every time the door opened "maybe that's mommy coming for me".
> They don't understand what is going on, so they just get very very sad and
> many of them just fade away and die.
>
> jumpingmouse, kylie & gilbert
> "Ron Bean" <rwbean@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2kc33tFha7aU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > "Jason and Holly Harper" <jhharper@tm.net> wrote in message
> > news:M00Ec.288$e16.161931@monger.newsread.com...
> > > I'm sorry to hear that, Ron. :( Are you absolutely sure you can't
make
> > it
> > > work?
> > >
> > > I agree with Jacquie, you're going to have a hard time finding someone
> to
> > > take in all 8. Shelters are struggling at this time of the year
(well,
> > what
> > > time of the year aren't they struggling?) because so many people find
> that
> > > they suddenly don't have the time for their ferrets anymore. :( I
> think
> > > your best bet would be to split them into pairs or even threes or
fours
> to
> > > make it easier to find homes for them. I really feel that I'm at my
> limit
> > > now with three or I'd try to take in one or two.
> > >
> > > I wish you the best of luck with finding your fuzzies homes and with
> your
> > > new job. Please keep us posted on the situation.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the well wishes all,
> >
> > Alas, this is a last resort. I don't know a soul where I'm moving too
so
> I
> > wont be able to find someone to take care of them while I'm gone from
> home.
> > Plus I don't know if there is a ferret vet where I'll be going. It's a
> lot
> > smaller town than where I'm at now.
> >
> > I've thought about pairs, I got them all except for two as pairs and if
it
> > happens, they'll go the way I got them. I'd rather get them to a
shelter
> as
> > they'll be well taken care of. But at the same time I feel bad about
> > leaving so many with them at once. It appears the local shelter is
> filling
> > up with unwanted fuzzies. Poor kids, it really tears me up to have to
do
> > it. They've really been superb pets and companions.
> >
> > Beaner & the 32 paws
> >
> >
>
>
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I'm so sorry to hear about little Beth. Ideally, it would be great to keep
them together, but as you say, that could be really hard to get them there
and most likely they will spend the rest of their lives in a shelter. It's
just so sad to see what happens to these guys when they live out their lives
in a shelter - even the best ones. It's still not like having their own
mommy and daddy. So sad. I happen to know that Beaner is a really good
ferret daddy and I'm still hoping that he will change his mind, I guess. I'm
sure his babies are spoiled and being in a shelter would be a real change of
lifestyle for them. I know people's situations change, but sometimes we
have to be unselfish and take previous commitments we have made (to the
ferrets) to heart and honor those little souls. No shelter operator will
ever take the place of their daddy. I just think he needs to really
understand that. Maybe at least get to the new place and see how it will
be there. Lots of us have to drive a long way for a good ferret vet - but
it can be done. As long as they are getting some time out of the cage every
day, they would still be better off than in a shelter...IMHO. I could be
wrong. If he really doesn't want to mess with them, then that's a whole
different situation. Moving and changing jobs isn't a reason to put our
kids up for adoption....or at least I wouldn't think it would be - but if
they are 'only' pets, then I guess it would be. In that case, he shouldn't
keep them if he doesn't care about them. But IF he really does care about
them, I feel he should know what sending them away will do to them. It's
not something to be done lightly. So very sad tho. :-( I'm just
hoping that whatever is best for the fuzzies is what will happen. I'm just
very very sad about this.
"Tommy" <tommyboy@bmi.net> wrote in message news:40e10082$1@news.bmi.net...
> I know of the perfect shelter... it's very low on ferrets at the moment,
the
> gal that runs it would certainly try to keep them together as a family...
> the only downfall is she is Spokane Washington... maybe we could arrange a
> transport? I know that the group Ferrets Across America would help out....
> e-mail me if you want more details... we would take them as a family. but
we
> have 6 now....the lowest we've been for some time... somehow we do need
to
> keep them together. We took a family of six from the humane society...
after
> last night we have 2 of those 6 left, Beth crossed the bridge in her
sleep,
> her estimated age was 8 yrs old.... they were definitely a family, and
> watching them lose their family one by one over the couple of years we had
> them was hard. you could see that they did in fact miss their family.. I
do
> however feel good that we could keep them together as a family! I hope
> somehow that your family can stay together as well.
>
> --
>
> Thomas P. Steggell II
> www.waywardferrets.com
> Help us help a fuzzy!
> Order your candle today!
>
> <jumpingmouse02@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:6x6Ec.17306$w07.4036@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > Maybe you need to research shelters a bit more before you decide you'd
> > 'rather' they go there. Shelter operators have about all they can
handle
> to
> > make sure every ferret in there has food, water and a clean cage.
Shelter
> > ferrets notoriously don't get much human interraction; they are one of
> many
> > and it's very common (from what I understand) that ferrets in a shelter
be
> > do starved for human attention that they just lie there and stare for
the
> > most part until someone opens the cage door, then they go crazy and all
> try
> > to get out at once because they are so anxious to get out of there and
> have
> > hope that MAYBE someone will give them a home again. Shelters are a SAD
> SAD
> > place to be. Yes, there is a chance that possibly they will get adopted
> > out, but the younger ones will go first, no doubt.......chances are just
> > about as good that they will spend the rest of their lives sitting in
> cages
> > wondering what they did wrong that they are being punished like this and
> > where did their daddy go. Many ferrets die after being dropped off at
> > shelters because they get depressed at all the changes in their lives.
> No,
> > living in a shelter, even the best of shelters, is no picnic and I would
> > euthanize my ferrets before I'd put them in a shelter, but that's just
me
> I
> > guess. I would never want my babies wondering what they did wrong and
> > sitting day after day after day waiting for me to come back and get
them;
> > thinking every time the door opened "maybe that's mommy coming for me".
> > They don't understand what is going on, so they just get very very sad
and
> > many of them just fade away and die.
> >
> > jumpingmouse, kylie & gilbert
> > "Ron Bean" <rwbean@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:2kc33tFha7aU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > > "Jason and Holly Harper" <jhharper@tm.net> wrote in message
> > > news:M00Ec.288$e16.161931@monger.newsread.com...
> > > > I'm sorry to hear that, Ron. :( Are you absolutely sure you can't
> make
> > > it
> > > > work?
> > > >
> > > > I agree with Jacquie, you're going to have a hard time finding
someone
> > to
> > > > take in all 8. Shelters are struggling at this time of the year
> (well,
> > > what
> > > > time of the year aren't they struggling?) because so many people
find
> > that
> > > > they suddenly don't have the time for their ferrets anymore. :( I
> > think
> > > > your best bet would be to split them into pairs or even threes or
> fours
> > to
> > > > make it easier to find homes for them. I really feel that I'm at my
> > limit
> > > > now with three or I'd try to take in one or two.
> > > >
> > > > I wish you the best of luck with finding your fuzzies homes and with
> > your
> > > > new job. Please keep us posted on the situation.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the well wishes all,
> > >
> > > Alas, this is a last resort. I don't know a soul where I'm moving too
> so
> > I
> > > wont be able to find someone to take care of them while I'm gone from
> > home.
> > > Plus I don't know if there is a ferret vet where I'll be going. It's
a
> > lot
> > > smaller town than where I'm at now.
> > >
> > > I've thought about pairs, I got them all except for two as pairs and
if
> it
> > > happens, they'll go the way I got them. I'd rather get them to a
> shelter
> > as
> > > they'll be well taken care of. But at the same time I feel bad about
> > > leaving so many with them at once. It appears the local shelter is
> > filling
> > > up with unwanted fuzzies. Poor kids, it really tears me up to have to
> do
> > > it. They've really been superb pets and companions.
> > >
> > > Beaner & the 32 paws
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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How about four this week and four NEXT WEEK, Grace??? LOL ;-))) I'm
sure we could get them to ya........
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| Ron Bean |
"lin" <ktnil@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Exactly where *are* you moving to, Ron?
>
> Maybe there's a solution at the other end of the trip....
>
Moving to Jackson, MS.
Beaner & the 32 Paws
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| Ron Bean |
<jumpingmouse02@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:6x6Ec.17306$w07.4036@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Maybe you need to research shelters a bit more before you decide you'd
> 'rather' they go there. Shelter operators have about all they can handle
to
> make sure every ferret in there has food, water and a clean cage. Shelter
> ferrets notoriously don't get much human interraction; they are one of
many
> and it's very common (from what I understand) that ferrets in a shelter be
> do starved for human attention that they just lie there and stare for the
> most part until someone opens the cage door, then they go crazy and all
try
> to get out at once because they are so anxious to get out of there and
have
> hope that MAYBE someone will give them a home again. Shelters are a SAD
SAD
> place to be. Yes, there is a chance that possibly they will get adopted
> out, but the younger ones will go first, no doubt.......chances are just
> about as good that they will spend the rest of their lives sitting in
cages
> wondering what they did wrong that they are being punished like this and
> where did their daddy go. Many ferrets die after being dropped off at
> shelters because they get depressed at all the changes in their lives.
No,
> living in a shelter, even the best of shelters, is no picnic and I would
> euthanize my ferrets before I'd put them in a shelter, but that's just me
I
> guess. I would never want my babies wondering what they did wrong and
> sitting day after day after day waiting for me to come back and get them;
> thinking every time the door opened "maybe that's mommy coming for me".
> They don't understand what is going on, so they just get very very sad and
> many of them just fade away and die.
>
I understand your concerns. The shelter here evidently has a good
reputation. I know of someone else who has dealt with them in the past and
appears to know the people who run it. A serious donation to the shelter is
a good idea. Take away a bit of the their pain of having to take in so many
at once. Additionally, they appear to be a fairly active group as well.
Although I haven't been to any of the events they have.
Believe me, this is not a decision that I'm making lightly. It's not what I
want, but what has to happen. I live alone and moving into an area of the
country where I don't know anybody. If it was just a move, they'd be coming
with me. But put it this way, with the new job that I started last month
I've been home maybe 2 weeks. The rest have been on the road with other
people taking care of them for me. Hell, they hardly know me anymore. :)
Beaner & the 32 Paws
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| Ron Bean |
"Tommy" <tommyboy@bmi.net> wrote in message news:40e10082$1@news.bmi.net...
> I know of the perfect shelter... it's very low on ferrets at the moment,
the
> gal that runs it would certainly try to keep them together as a family...
> the only downfall is she is Spokane Washington... maybe we could arrange a
> transport? I know that the group Ferrets Across America would help out....
> e-mail me if you want more details... we would take them as a family. but
we
> have 6 now....the lowest we've been for some time... somehow we do need
to
> keep them together. We took a family of six from the humane society...
after
> last night we have 2 of those 6 left, Beth crossed the bridge in her
sleep,
> her estimated age was 8 yrs old.... they were definitely a family, and
> watching them lose their family one by one over the couple of years we had
> them was hard. you could see that they did in fact miss their family.. I
do
> however feel good that we could keep them together as a family! I hope
> somehow that your family can stay together as well.
>
Hmmmm, not a bad idea. But I don't know about shipping them half way across
the country. They're still relatively young with the oldest maybe 5 y/o
tops. They all act as if they're still kits. :)
I have a small cage and various litter boxes to donate to whoever gets them
as well.
Beaner & the 32 Paws
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| Gary & Darlene |
I read a few knocks against shelters and I hate to think
that ferret rescue groups and shelters are all lumped as one
and put down as a horrible place for a fuzzie, who just
wants some love'n, to be dumped off.
I realize, as I hope everyone else does, there is good and
bad with anything in life.
I work with a ferret rescue society here in Ottawa (Canada)
and we have a network of foster homes. I have been fostering
for some time now, and believe me when they are treated no
different by their temporary mommy and daddy than our own.
They get to play, frolic, go out for walks and I have to say in
most cases these are experiences they have not had before
and it is all a new learning experience for them, and when they
catch on, you see the dancing and dooking grow.
I had a pair of girls for 8 months, they spent the first 3 years
of their lives in a cage and at first had to be handles with leather
gloves, but, a month ago the right family was found and they
took home 2 gals that give kisses galore and love belly rubs,
wrestling and so on.
I have one I have adopted, he is the sweetest little guy you could
ever meet, he just wanted to be cuddled and loved. He was
found wandering loose and came up onto someones front
porch, covered with fleas and ticks. He happened to come along
a while after losing one of ours and he looked and behaved so
much like him that I could not part with him.
It is sometimes just too difficult for some of us to let certain
ones go and some will adopt them for ourselves.
So, what I was trying to say, is check us (them) all out.
You may find a really nice organization who is willing to give
them what they need and deserve, not just a cage to live in.
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| Pam |
Grace;
If we could get them here, that would be ideal. I'd take the rest
and we're pretty close for visits. Ideas?
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| Pam |
Ron;
If you were closer to PA, I'd take them (all). I have 20 free roam
now, what's 8 more? But, having 20 dumplins, I really can't travel,
heck, they'd tear the house apart!!
Pam & The Crew
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| Pam |
I take in unwanted ferrets, well and others where people can't keep
them. I have 20. Everyone is free roam, well they don't get into the
cellar though. And they are spoiled rotten. Especially when they wake
you at 4:00 a.m. for their breakfast. Oh, now and then I get to sleep
til 5:00 a.m., not often.
The ferrets I take in stay here permanently. I love the little maniacs
and could never part with any.
When I take in new ones, I use the old vanilla trick, for about a week.
The same as when you intro. new ratties to others.
Pam
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| Micahel Thorsager |
Pam wrote:
> When I take in new ones, I use the old vanilla trick, for about a week.
> The same as when you intro. new ratties to others.
Could you please tell me some more about the 'old vanilla trick' as I am
having some problems with an old male and a young female.. they are
having some trouble becoming friends..
anyway.. I just wondered if it was something I could use ;)
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Michael Thorsager
http://www.krakow.dk
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| Pam |
okay; First we would put vanilla, on their necks, butts, and tummy.
Several drops (just so they smell). Then let them play. Also, I use a
squirt gun. If they got out of hand, they got a couple blasts with the
squirt gun. The trouble make, would go in the new ones cage for about 2
hours. To grow accustomed to the smell. If yours are caged, a good
idea is to switch cages on them. Also, try putting the 2 in the bath
tub, unfamiliar territory, with the vanilla on.
Always works :o)
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| Micahel Thorsager |
Pam wrote:
> okay; First we would put vanilla, on their necks, butts, and tummy.
> Several drops (just so they smell). Then let them play. Also, I use a
> squirt gun. If they got out of hand, they got a couple blasts with the
> squirt gun. The trouble make, would go in the new ones cage for about 2
> hours. To grow accustomed to the smell. If yours are caged, a good
> idea is to switch cages on them. Also, try putting the 2 in the bath
> tub, unfamiliar territory, with the vanilla on.
thnx ;) i'll try it out ;)
> Always works :o)
great! ;) hehe ;)
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Michael Thorsager
http://www.krakow.dk
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